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and ironically has signed more drilling permits than dopey trump.
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Yes. US law treats the right to drill as a property right once a lease is issued. Makes it tough to actually say no. His administration tried a moratorium, lost in court, and concluded an appeal would not succeed. There are environmentalists who wanted the appeal tried, but didn’t win out on that
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There was also Biden buckling to Manchin’s demands which included mandating drilling. Concessions had to make within his own Party.
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what exactly was he supposed to do if he didn’t have enough senators to get it passed without Manchin’s support?
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Removed by mod
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Good
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